Volume 15, Issue 19

  In this issue:



ULVAC Technologies Inc.
Magnetic Coupling Rotary Vane Pumps



SPI Supplies
Sample Preparation Equipment and Consumables



Ted Pella, Inc.
Microscopy Supplies and
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National
Electrostatics Corp.

Ion Beams, RBS, PIXE,
AMS, MeV Implant



JEOL USA, Inc.
CFEG S/TEM--
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American Elements
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CRAIC Technologies
Raman, UV-vis-NIR, Fluorescence, Polarization Microspectroscopy



Minus K Technology
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HORIBA Scientific
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Rigaku
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Angstrom Engineering
Thin Film Deposition Equipment and Material



MTI Corporation
Find Equipment
by Application



AdValue Technology, LLC
Crucibles, Tubes, Plates, Custom Parts



Thermo Fisher Scientific
Advancing Materials Science Research Worldwide



Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Scanning Atomic and
Electron Microscopy




IN FOCUS

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PREREGISTER AND SAVE—2016 MRS Fall Meeting

Preregistration for the 2016 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
in Boston, Massachusetts, is now open. Preregister today to ensure discounted rates.

Preregistration Deadline—5:00 pm (ET), November 11, 2016
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JUST PUBLISHED! New Special Issue of MRS Communications now available online!

Functional Oxides    
Enjoy free access to these papers until November 30, 2016.


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FREE WEBINAR—Focus on Sustainability Webinar Series
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Materials for Sustainable Development
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 • 12:00-1:30 pm ET


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MATERIALS NEWS

Keep up with materials research news through MRS!
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Materials in Focus

MRI provides real-time 3D look inside battery
The non-destructive approach could be used to diagnose other changes that lead to battery failure without having to destroy the battery to examine it.

New polymer brush patterning method streamlines adding functionality to surfaces
A material can acquire improved or new properties or functions if multiple polymer coatings are applied through patterning.

Tin, iodide, and phosphorous form atomistic inorganic double helix
Fibers of a just-discovered inorganic double helix are flexible, semiconducting, and photoluminescent.

Ginger-derived nanoparticles prevent and treat inflammatory bowel disease in mice
Ginger-derived nanoparticles helped to heal intestinal damage and to prevent acute and chronic colitis, and cancer-associated colitis in mouse models.

Direct sulfide electrolysis extracts metal using less energy
Researchers have extracted antimony from its ores using electricity, which could cut sulfur dioxide emissions of conventional ore smelting.


People in Focus

2016 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane, and J. Michael Kosterlitz for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.”

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David J. Thouless
University of Washington
Seattle, WA, USA

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F. Duncan M. Haldane
Princeton University
NJ, USA


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J. Michael Kosterlitz
Brown University
Providence, RI, USA


2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
goes to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, and Bernard L. Feringa for “the design and synthesis of molecular machines.”

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Jean-Pierre Sauvage
University of Strasbourg
France

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Sir J. Fraser Stoddart
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL, USA


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Bernard L. Feringa
University of Groningen
The Netherlands


Policy Focus

MRS, APS, and ACS publish policy report to retain accessibility of He for research
The report provides recommendations to scientists and policymakers to promote responsible stewardship of this vital and nonrenewable natural resource.

Russia suspends nuclear R&D pact with United States
The Russian government stated that cooperation could resume “when that is justified by the general context of relations with the United States.”

Brexit government’s anti-immigration stance spooks UK scientists
Plans to restrict freedom of movement intensify researchers’ fears over June vote.


For more science policy news, follow @MaterialsSciPol


OF INTEREST TO THE MATERIALS COMMUNITY


Team-taught course simultaneously impacts the improvement of science and social literacy
This introductory level college course explores the intersection between materials science and society by bringing lessons from past materials innovations into conversation with cutting-edge materials discoveries. 


MEETINGS UPDATE

Critical Meeting Deadlines

2016 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
November 27-December 2, 2016
Boston, Massachusetts

exhibit opportunities available
PREREGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Register by 5:00 pm (ET),
November 11 for discounted rates!
2017 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
April 17-21. 2017
Phoenix, Arizona

exhibit opportunities available
CALL FOR PAPERS NOW OPEN
Abstract Submission Deadline
— 11:59 pm (ET), October 13
XXVI International Materials Research Congress (IMRC) 2017
August 20-25, 2017
Cancun, Mexico

A joint meeting of the Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales and the Materials Research Society
SAVE THE DATE
International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM 2017)
September 17-22, 2017
Washington, DC

exhibit opportunities available
SAVE THE DATE


PUBLICATIONS UPDATE


Critical Publications Deadlines

MRS Advances
2016 MRS Fall Meeting
Submission opens:
10/31/2016


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Capillary Self-Assembly for 3D Heterogeneous System Integration and Packaging
  Yuka Ito, Takafumi Fukushima, Kang-Wook Lee, Tetsu Tanaka and Mitsumasa Koyanagi, MRS Advances

Electron-beam additive manufacturing of high-temperature metals
  Lawrence E. Murr and Shujun Li, MRS Bulletin

Frontiers in strain-engineered multifunctional ferroic materials
  Joshua C. Agar, Shishir Pandya, Ruijuan Xu, Ajay K. Yadav, Zhiqi Liu, Thomas Angsten, Sahar Saremi, Mark Asta, R. Ramesh, and Lane W. Martin, MRS Communications

Metal-Organic chemical vapor deposition of BN on sapphire and its heterostructures with 2D and 3D materials
  Qing Paduano and Michael Snure, MRS Advances

Metallic materials for 3D printing
  Suman Das, David L. Bourell, and S.S. Babu, MRS Bulletin

Microstructure and mechanical property considerations in additive manufacturing of aluminum alloys
  Y. Ding, J.A. Muῆiz-Lerma, M. Trask, S. Chou, A. Walker, and M. Brochu, MRS Bulletin

Stretchable Artificial Muscles from Coiled Polymer Fibers
  Geoffrey M. Spinks, Journal of Materials Research

Twin-mediated crystal growth
  Ashwin J. Shahani and Peter W. Voorhees, Journal of Materials Research

Energy Focus

Density functional theory investigation of the electronic structure and defect chemistry of Sr1−x Kx FeO3
  Andrew M. Ritzmann, Johannes M. Dieterich, and Emily A. Carter, MRS Communications

Material Aspects of Wide Temperature Range Amplifier Design in SiC Bipolar Technologies
  Raheleh Hedayati and Carl-Mikael Zetterling, Journal of Materials Research


Nano Focus

Discovery of Q-BN and Direct Conversion of h-BN into c-BN and Formation of Epitaxial c-BN/Diamond Heterostructures
  Jagdish Narayan and Anagh Bhaumik, MRS Advances

Enhancement of oxygen surface exchange on epitaxial La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3−δ thin films using advanced heterostructured oxide interface engineering
  Dongkyu Lee, Yueh-Lin Lee, Xiao Renshaw Wang, Dane Morgan, and Yang Shao-Horn, MRS Communications


SCIENCE AS ART


PEDOT-PSS Scaffold
Marcel Braendlein
École des Mines de Saint-Étienne: Accueil
France

Visualization of PEDOT:PSS scaffold distribution in 3D after freeze/dry process.

See more from the Science as Art competition at the 2016 MRS Spring Meeting.

Copyright for all Science as Art images belongs to the Materials Research Society. To request permission to re-use the images, please contact Anita Miller.


EDITOR'S CHOICE VIDEO

Graphene-enhanced electronic tongue
Arirang News

The artificial tongue could be used in the food-development industry.


NEW PRODUCTS FOCUS

Monitoring Light Induced Degradation (LID) System

LayTec announced the launch of LID Scope—the first commercially available system for simulation and monitoring of LID. LID Scope is a table-top system that helps to quantify the expected performance loss of any solar cell directly at the line or in the lab. The tool performs accelerated or real-life degradation tests fully automatically and delivers highly reproducible results and a permanent monitoring of Voc changes by integrated metrology. These features make the tool an inevitable part of quality control and production optimization in PV industry.

Contact: [email protected] or 49-30-89-00-55-0
 
Benchtop Scale Fermentation Systems

Cleaver Scientific announced the release of proSET—an innovative new range of benchtop scale fermentation systems designed to provide an optimized cell cultivation solution for applications including growth of sensitive and fragile mammalian and insect cells. The proSET One combines space-saving design with operational versatility and affordability. Optional expansion modules allow you to add additional devices to further enhance the capability of the system.

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